Apprentice HR Administrator

GLASSMOON SERVICES LIMITED

Liskeard (PL14 4BA)

Closes in 23 days (Friday 30 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 October 2026

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Summary

Carry out HR administration and provide support across Recruitment, Learning & Development, and Manager Support activities. Assist with onboarding, employee records, training coordination, recruitment processes, and general HR enquiries, helping to ensure a smooth and efficient employee experience throughout the business.

Wage

£26,298 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
HR support (level 3)
Hours
Full-time, 9:00am-5:00pm. Unpaid 30 minute lunch break.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 December 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

About the Role

We are looking for an organised and proactive HR Administrator to support recruitment, learning and development, and general HR administration. The successful candidate will play a key role in attracting and onboarding new colleagues, maintaining accurate employee records, supporting training activities, and ensuring compliance with company and regulatory requirements.

This is primarily an office-based role, with some remote working required, so candidates should be comfortable working both independently and as part of a wider team. The role offers a varied workload and an excellent opportunity to gain broad experience across multiple areas of Human Resources.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Onboarding

  • Create and advertise vacancies across relevant platforms
  • Manage recruitment systems and candidate workflows
  • Issue offers of employment and coordinate onboarding activities
  • Arrange and process pre-employment checks, including DBS checks, right to work verification, reference checks, ID and address checks
  • Review employment history and investigate gaps in employment
  • Ensure all required documentation is obtained and compliant
  • Set up new starters on relevant systems

HR Administration

  • Maintain accurate employee records and documentation within HR systems
  • Process colleague data in line with legislative, regulatory and company requirements
  • Support the maintenance of recruitment and HR databases
  • Complete annual compliance checks, including DBS updates and wellbeing reviews
  • Support managers with day-to-day administrative tasks and HR-related queries

Learning & Development

  • Coordinate and book training and development courses
  • Support training logistics and planning activities
  • Maintain learning and development records to ensure compliance

General Duties

  • Monitor and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines
  • Support recruitment marketing and social media activity where required
  • Identify and escalate concerns relating to references, compliance checks or documentation discrepancies
  • Undertake any other administrative or HR duties as required

About You

  • Strong organisational and administrative skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
  • Confident using Microsoft Office and HR systems
  • Professional, reliable and able to handle confidential information appropriately
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in HR, recruitment and administration within a supportive and rewarding environment.

Where you'll work

The Workshed Cattle Market
Fairpark Rd
Liskeard
PL14 4BA

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SR APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED

Training course

HR support (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Service Delivery: Delivers excellent customer service on a range of HR queries and requirements, providing solutions, advice and support primarily to managers. Builds managers’ expertise in HR matters, improving their ability to handle repeated situations themselves where appropriate. Uses agreed systems and processes to deliver service to customers. Takes the initiative to meet agreed individual and team KPIs in line with company policy, values, standards. Plans and organises their work, often without direct supervision, to meet commitments and KPIs.
  • Problem Solving: Uses sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes before developing HR solutions. Takes ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate.
  • Communication & Interpersonal: Deals effectively with customers/colleagues, using sound interpersonal skills and communicating well through a range of media eg phone, face to face, email, internet. Adapts their style to their audience. Builds trust and sound relationships with customers. Handles conflict and sensitive HR situations professionally and confidentially.
  • Teamwork: Consistently supports colleagues /collaborates within the team and HR to achieve results. Builds/maintains strong working relationships with others in the team and across HR where necessary.
  • Process Improvement: Identifies opportunities to improve HR performance and service; acts on them within the authority of their role. Supports implementation of HR changes/projects with the business.
  • Managing HR Information: Maintains required HR records as part of services delivered. Prepares reports and management information from HR data, with interpretation as required.
  • Personal Development: Keeps up to date with business changes and HR legal/policy/process changes relevant to their role. Seeks feedback and acts on it to improve their performance and overall capability.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

SR Apprenticeships is a leading national training provider delivering Apprenticeship programmes throughout the UK.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4/Pass)
  • Maths (grade C/4/Pass)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Initiative
  • Punctuality
  • Ability to work to deadlines

Other requirements

Enhanced DBS with Adult & Child barring with Supervisions with line manager CPOL.

About this employer

We specialise in providing human-centred, specialist services, supporting young adults and adults with autism and/or learning disabilities to live their best lives, in their own homes, within the community. Where everyone can thrive with meaning and fulfilment, creating a positive social impact every day.

Our passion lies in building strong, purposeful connections—not just between the People We Support, but also among our colleagues and the broader community. These connections are the foundation of outstanding services and purpose-led, people-driven teams.

http://www.glassmoon.co.uk/glassmoonservices (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Company pension
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Blue Light Card
  • Stream
  • Employee Assistance Programme

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Progress into a full Administrator role once the apprenticeship has complete. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SR APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057703.

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Closes in 23 days (Friday 30 October 2026 at 11:59pm)